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Weather

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry over the country today (Thursday).Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, the Met Office said. The sun sets in the capital today at 5:14pm and rises Friday at 6:11am.The highest temperature of the country...

Joint chambers as facilitators of international trade and investment

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Hafeejul AlamBy the term "joint chambers" we generally mean trade chambers involving bilateral or multi-pronged participating countries. The mission of a joint chamber should be to support and strengthen business and economic cooperation between the concerned countries. This is a...

Ensuring rights and responsibilities of all citizens

2010-11-11 00:00:00

M S Siddiqui THE rule of law hardly exists in Bangladesh as per the opinion of a former chairman of Human Rights Commission. The institutions like Human Rights and Anti-corruption commissions are not functioning properly. People are not aware of...

Mandela's way

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Alec RussellOne of the more irritating tendencies of modern publishers has been their willingness to rush the half. Digested thoughts - and worse still, memos -- of an eminent policymaker or commentator into print as a quick money-spinner. Bookstores, particularly...

Thursday

2010-11-11 00:00:00

BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Dolon Chapa07:45 Shilpo O Shahitay08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:35 Moner Katha08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Docu-09:35 Lok Oithijjho10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Banglar Bangla11:05 Maa O Shishur Katha11:30...

Cameron urges Chinese political reform

2010-11-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 10 (AP): British Prime Minister David Cameron urged China Wednesday to embrace political reform as the best way to ensure social stability and continued economic growth.In a speech at elite Peking University, Cameron said China's junking of Marxist...

Three killed, 26 hurt as Iraqi Christians attacked

2010-11-11 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (AFP): A spate of early morning bomb and mortar attacks on homes of Christians in Baghdad Wednesday left at least three people dead and 26 wounded, an interior ministry official said. "Two mortar shells and 10 homemade...

Three NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

2010-11-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Nov 10 (AFP): Three foreign soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in separate statements Wednesday. One soldier was killed in an insurgent attack on Wednesday while the second died as a...

news digest

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Fear grows as cholera reaches Haiti's capital PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 10: Cholera reached the Haitian capital Tuesday with 73 recorded cases and a first death raising fears the epidemic could spread through the city's sprawling slums and spiral out of control....

Bottle-gourd cultivation brings solvency to Joypurhat farmers

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Nov 10: Bottle-gourd cultivation has gained popularity in Joypurhat recently. It is a more delicious item than the other items of vegetable.This year, bottle-guard was cultivated on 5 thousand acres of land in the district, said the...

Khulna Hardboard Mill limping with losses

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Nov 10: Khulna Hardboard Mill is incurring heavy losses every year due to price hike of furnace oil and raw materials, frequent load shedding and crisis of running capital. The mill has incurred a loss of about Tk...

Short duration paddy containing Monga

2010-11-11 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 10 (BSS): Harvest of the short duration anti- monga variety paddies would combat the seasonal Monga in Rangpur division this year, agri-experts, scientists and officials said.The harvest continued throughout the peak monga hours during Aswin and Kartik months...

Bumper Aman production in Gaibandha

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Another report from BSS says: The farmers of the district are expecting a bumper production of Transplanted (T) Aman Paddy during this current season.Official sources said Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) set a target to cultivate on a total of...

Land dispute leaves 50 injured in Gaibandha

2010-11-11 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Nov 10 (bdnews24.com): A clash between two groups over a land dispute has left at least 50 people injured in Fulchhari, Gaibandha. The clash occurred at Khatiyamari village of Fazlulpur Union under Fulchhari Upazila Tuesday night.Among the injured, 14...

PCs distributed for ISC

2010-11-11 00:00:00

BSS adds: A total of 14 computer sets were distributed for all the union Information Service Centers (ISCs) out of 15 of Sundarganj Upazila in the district Tuesday.Upazila parishad chairman M Waheduzzaman Sarker Badsha formally handed over the computer sets...

2 robbers killed in mass beating in Savar

2010-11-11 00:00:00

SAVAR, Nov 10 (UNB): Two alleged robbers were beaten and chopped to death by angry mob at Deogaon village here early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Shahid (52) and Siddque (52). Police said breaking open the door, a gang of...

1 killed, 2 injured in Kurigram

2010-11-11 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, Nov 10 (UNB):A housewife was killed and two others were injured in an attack by their rivals at Baimmari village in Roumari Upazila of Kurigram district Monday night.The deceased was identified as Laili Begum (42), wife of Shamsul Haque...

Cow sales still dull in Rangpur

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Nov 10: The sale of sacrificial cows is still low in different cattle markets of Rangpur district because the consumers are seemingly reluctant to eat beef despite the fact there is no more reports of Anthrax attack...

News in brief

2010-11-11 00:00:00

College teacher electrocuted A college teacher died from electrocution at his house in Bandar area of Bhandaria Upazila Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Uttam Kumar Roy (33), lecturer of the department of Secretarial Science of Kathalia West Shytki School and...

Dhaka's air and transport services deserve attention

2010-11-11 00:00:00

The government is never short of projects and programmes avowedly to 'protect' or 'conserve' the environment but nothing seems to work. Last year it pledged to clean up the air in Dhaka, which is so laden with pollutants as to...

Appointing judges to the highest courts

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Enayet Rasul BhuiyanA section of members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) including a good number of the majority of the lawyers practicing in the High Court (HC) and the Supreme Court (SC), were found most excited last week...

The dream of small leather entrepreneurs

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Mainul KhawazaRekha Ahmed runs a seven-member family with her earning from a small leather unit in Old Dhaka's Agamachhi Lane area. She took over the business 12 years ago when her husband Sharif Ahmed became ill. And it is still...

Tale of an apple

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Apple is perhaps the most sought-after fruit. It is sweet, delicious and good for health and also acts as preventive medicine, but it is not our national fruit and not even grown in the country. Apples are normally imported in...

Prevent toxins from getting into water bodies

2010-11-11 00:00:00

REPORTS say eight to ten thousand tons of insecticides and pesticides are used in agricultural lands in the northern districts and nearly 50 per cent of the same pass into water bodies. No figure is available for similar passing of...

Gulshan/Banani -- A piece of Europe/USA in Dhaka?

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Many of us have been benefited by our independence in 1971. But many more remain mired in the worst kind of poverty in the world.All that glitters is not gold. Is Gulshan/Banani a piece of Europe/USA in Dhaka? A handful...

Asian markets mostly lower

2010-11-11 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Nov 10 (AFP): Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday as fears over European sovereign debt weighed on sentiment, but Tokyo rallied as a strong dollar gave Japanese exporters a much-needed boost.Sydney ended 0.86 per cent, or 40.9 points,...

Oil steady in Asia after hitting 2-year high

2010-11-11 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (AP): Oil prices were little changed near $87 a barrel Wednesday in Asia, consolidating gains after hitting a two-year high.Benchmark oil for December delivery was up 1 cent $86.74 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in...

Silver heads rebound in precious metals

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Silver continued to lead the precious metals rollercoaster ride Wednesday, as its price rebounded from a near-10 per cent fall, reports Internet.By mid-morning in London, spot silver was trading at $28 a troy ounce - up just slightly from Monday's...

Strong demand for good liquoring varieties

2010-11-11 00:00:00

FE ReportDemand for good liquoring varieties of tea was quite strong again in the week, which was generally fully firm, according to a press release.A strong tone prevailed in the market Tuesday particularly for the better liquoring types which were...

shipping

2010-11-11 00:00:00

Chittagong PortBerthing positionNovember 11, 2010Berth No. NV                   Cargo       LC       LA           DA     Leaving   I/DJ/2      New Energy           Rice       Kochi     Hsa          26/10   14/11 1101J/3      Jin Niu Ling           Gi           Sing        Jac           29/10   10/11 5195J/4      Hua Ming               Gi           Busan     Barwil Qc 14/10   11/11 2312J/5     ...